Biomedical Engineering at Boston University

What traits are you looking for in a bio engineering school? To help you decide if Boston University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's bio engineering program.

Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 32,718.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Biomedical Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

Boston U Biomedical Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Bio Engineering
• Master’s Degree in Bio Engineering

Boston U Biomedical Engineering Rankings

The bio engineering major at Boston U is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biomedical Engineering. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

There were 20 students who received their doctoral degrees in bio engineering, making the school the #10 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Bio Engineering Student Demographics at Boston U

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the bio engineering majors at Boston University.

Boston U Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 54% of bio engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 46% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% more racial-ethnic minorities in its bio engineering bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Boston University with a bachelor's in bio engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	36
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	44
International Students	26
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Boston U Biomedical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 46% of bio engineering master's degrees went to men and 54% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Boston University with a master's in bio engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	17
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	38
International Students	24
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Biomedical Engineering

Biomedical Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Boston University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering	225

Related Majors

• Manufacturing Engineering
• Systems Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Electrical Engineering

Careers That Bio Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in bio engineering can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MA, the home state for Boston University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Architectural and Engineering Managers	8,190	$156,250
Biomedical Engineers	2,020	$105,580
Engineering Professors	1,880	$135,140

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Cmcnicoll at English Wikipedia under License

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